Feedback

Over the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed the coaches using their phones to video an individual's movement (clean, snatch, pull up, muscle up, etc...) and then providing feedback. Providing feedback in this matter is an excellent…

Row, Row, Row your boat….with good technique!

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Since we have a time trial row coming up this Thursday, and we also frequently use the rower, this is a good opportunity to talk about efficiency on the rower. Now in comparison with other CrossFit movements rowing is often thought of as not…

Muscle Up Inspiration

This past month has been a nice little reboot to the legendary Sweat Shop Muscle Up Club! Not only do we have some amazing first time ring and bar muscle uppers, we have now upgraded to strict bar muscle ups! Way to keep steppin' up the game…

Remember to Play

A little throwback Thursday post to the Sweat Shop BBQ this past weekend, and how much I enjoy playing sports outside! I played 3 games of Volleyball, 2 games of Badminton, and 1 game of Basketball. There were for sure some flashbacks to being…

Lift Ratio Calculator

When we talk about being a good CrossFitter we talk about not being specialized   in one area, such as not being to biased to bodyweight or strength movements. When we get a bit more nit picky we want to not be too biased towards one movement…

Do You!

Ok, quick disclaimer, this post pertains mostly to ladies, but stick around, I'm hoping you guys will get something out of this as well. So lets go back a few years...decades to my youth, I am Portuguese, and us Portuguese folk love to eat.…

BBQ tomorrow and Upcoming Competitions

Don't forget we are having a Sweat Shop BBQ and sand volleyball tomorrow, Saturday May 6th at 12pm at Heather Farms Park! Nabil will be cooking up some the meat and will be bringing beers. If a couple folks want to bring a couple side dishes…

Story Telling

In the past we've talked plenty about mental toughness! We've talked anywhere from making the small decisions that later turn into good habits, practicing self-talk to get you through that tough workout, or focusing on things you have control…

Do I Have to Be Fit to Start CrossFit?

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No. Absolutely no. No one-thousand times over. Having been doing CrossFit for a while, and now working at a CrossFit gym, I get the opportunity to talk to a lot of people about CrossFit who have never tried it before. Whether its a person just…